Cnemidocarpa otagoensis

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth15–84 m
Water temperature11–17 °C
Best monthsMay and November
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 5 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 3 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 15–84 m · Deepest record: 99 m

10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–17 °C

10–12 °C: 5 records
12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Similar species

Saddle sea squirt
Cnemidocarpa bicornuta
Cnemidocarpa nisiotis
Cnemidocarpa pedata
Cnemidocarpa stolonifera
Cnemidocarpa areolata
Cnemidocarpa floccosa

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
10 open-data records from 2011 to 2013.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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